With Judy Merry.
With Anna Hill.
With Winifred Robinson and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.45 Thought for the Day With Lavinia Byrne.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Clive Anderson, former barrister and grand inquisitor of the stars, cuts through the legal jargon and gets to the heart of an issue which affects anyone who uses or will have cause to use the legal system.
(Repeated at 9.30pm)
A four-part series of personal diaries by black and Asian police officers recording their experiences in the year following the publication of the report on the Stephen Lawrence inquiry.
PC Kash Singh reflects on his 15 years with the West Yorkshire force and outlines his experiences.
Martha Kearney talks to Whitbread winner Kate Atkinson about her new novel, a surreal murder mystery examining the nature of identity.
Drama: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. Part 2.
(Drama repeated at 7.45pm)
Ancient trees have a unique place in cultures around the world, but is their survival guaranteed? Mark Carwardine visits a British tree that has been carbon-dated at up to 6,000 years old in his quest to assess the importance of conserving the oldest living things on the planet.
(Repeated from yesterday 9pm)
Professor Jeffrey Richards delves into the cases of five more radio detectives, comparing British with American.
The development of the tough, hard-boiled, wisecracking but principled detective.
With Trixie Rawlinson and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
Six programmes about conscience and musical creativity.
Peter Ainsworth explores Beethoven's spiritual struggles as reflected in his music.
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
Harriet E. Wilson's novel, the first by a black American writer, was lost for over 100 years.
Dramatised by Cheryl Martin, it tells the story of a young girl's life as an indentured servant in a liberal New England household. A tense drama examining the blurred region between enslavement and liberty.
Call Eddie Mair for an exchange of experiences and views on today's topical issues.
Lines Open from 1.30pm
Written and read by Alan Bennett.
Midgley is determined to make things right with his father by being with him when he dies.
(For detail see yesterday)
Hugh Dennis continues his journey through the worlds of marketing and advertising.
A visit to a leading advertising agency - Mother.
(For details see yesterday)
Heather Payton and guests with conversation about the world of business, money and technology.
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with practical advice, features and your views.
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(Repeated Sunday 11pm)
With Clare English.
Simon Fanshawe chairs the irreverent writing game. This week George Formby reviews the works of Christopher Marlowe, Hamlet is rewritten in the style of Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em and Jenni Murray reworks Snow White. With Mark Steel, Dillie Keane, David Stafford and Linda Smith.
Time to quit?
(Repeated tomorrow 2pm)
Mark Lawson with the arts programme.
By Theodore Dreiser.
Carrie loses her hated job through illness, but then fate throws her in Drouet's path again and she accepts his offer of lodgings.
(For details see yesterday)
(Repeated from 10.45am)
Mark Whitaker with major issues, changing attitudes, important events at home and abroad.
(Repeated Sunday 5pm)
Peter White with news for visually impaired people.
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In a four-part series Barbara Myers explores the latest research in the field of ageing.
Grey hairs and wrinkles are unwelcome reminders that we are getting older- but what about our minds? Myers looks at the way the brain decays and at what this tells us about memory and consciousness.
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Repeated from 9am
By Francine Stock, read by Deborah Findlay.
(For details see yesterday)
The third of four sketch shows from the team who make light of their own challenges.
This week there is coverage of the wheelchair ice dance event at the Special Olympics, and Dark Child goes to the dentist. Written and performed by a mix of disabled and able-bodied people. Starring Kevin Eldon, Simon Greenall, Daryl Beeton, Mat Fraser, Leila Hackett and Emma Kennedy.
By Robert Harris.
An eyewitness to Stalin's death claims to know where the dictator's legendary lost notebook is buried. Kelso can't resist the bait.
(For details see yesterday)
